No Place for Hate PowerPoint

….Working Together….…We Can Build aCommunity of Respect

No Place for HateTraining Objectives:• Overview of “No Place for Hate”• Understanding of Bullying Prevention• Review of project benchmarks

The Need/The ImpactAcademic AchievementSchool Safety/DisciplineWorkplace Readiness in a Global SocietyTeacher/Staff Morale

GOALS•Enhance or create a culture of respect.•Celebrate Clb diversity i•Empower members of the schoolcommunity to challenge all forms ofbigotry.

WhyNo Place for Hate ® ?•Reduce bullying, name-calling and otherexpressions of bias•Create a safer learning environment•Promote unity and pride•Live by the core value of respect for others.

STEP ONESign the Resolution of Respect

Resolution of RespectWe pledge, from this day forward, to do our best to combatprejudice and to stop those who violate the civil rights ofothers. We will seek to understand those who are different.We believe that one person can make a difference and that noperson should stand by when it comes to opposing hate. Wewill speak out against prejudice and discrimination. We willreach out to those who are victims i of fh hate. We know that wemust all promote harmony, equality and respect. By signingthe pledge, we commit ourselves to creating a community thatis No Place for Hate®.

No Place for Hate ® Promise• I promise to do my best to treat everyone fairly.• I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone—even if they are not like me.• If I see someone being hurt or bullied, I will tell ateacher.• Everyone should be able to feel safe and happy inschool.• I want our school to be No Place for Hate®.

House Banner• Each student at Klein Forest H.S. willsign the Banner pledging g they are arenot going to bully anyone and that theywill respect other students.

STEP TWOForm a No Place for Hate Team toOversee Anti-Bias and DiversityEducation ActivitiesNPFH includes all parts of our community:Teachers/Administrators/StaffParentsStudentsCommunity Members

Examples of Projects

Ideas for “No Place for Hate”Projects“Mix it Up” lunch daySchool-wide Talent Show“We are Klein Forest video”Programs for ParentsCelebrate Anti-Bullying Week

The average bullying behaviorlasts only 37 seconds.Teachers notice and intervene inonly 1 out of 25 episodes.Occurs at least 2 – 3 times permonth.Debra Pepler, Ph.D., York University

Bullying can be:DIRECTFace to faceVerbalInsults, ,p putdowns,teasing, harassmentPhysicalShoves, ,p pushes,hitting, assaultPsychologicalRolling eyes, dirty looks, uttering threats, extortion

Bullying can be:INDIRECTBehind someone’s backExclusionLeaving outShunningRelational AggressionTelling people not to be friendswith a victimGossipLowering people’s opinionAbout the victim

What is Bullying?It involves a power imbalance betweenBully and Victim: Number, Size, Status,y , , ,Role, Culture, Ethnicity.

Characteristics of a bully• High self-esteem• May be popular• More likely to engage g in other problembehaviors later in life, such as criminalactivity or alcohol or other drug abuse

Characteristics of VictimsPassive• Quiet, anxious & insecure• Tend to “normalize” and no longer are victims uponentering adulthood, though they may have continuedlower self-esteem and be more prone to depressionProvocative• Reactive, clumsy, impulsive, irritating• Attempt to fight or answer back whenattacked, but not effectively• Often hyperactive, have difficultyconcentrating and act in ways that irritateothers

Bullying is violenceViolence is any meanword, look, sign, or actthat t hurts a person’sbody, feelings, orthings.

71% of schoolshooters hadbeen victims ofbullying.

BullyStarts the bullying and takesan active partFollower/HenchmanTk Takes an active part, butdoes not start thebullyingSupporterSupports the bullying butdoes not take an active partPassive Supporter(Possible Bully)Likes the bullying but does notdisplay open supportDefender of the VictimDislikes the bullying andhelps or tries to help thevictimPossible DefenderDislikes the bullying andthinks he ought to helpbut doesn’tDisengaged Onlooker

Enablingis unwittingly protecting a person from the consequencesof their actions out of a sense of love, compassion, fear,or survival instinctEntitlementis the belief that t it is our right to use violence or threats t ofviolence to express feelings, meet needs, or satisfywants.Toleranceoccurs when violence is accepted as the norm by adults oryoung people who ignore, rationalize, or minimize incidentsof violence.

How far should things go beforebullying behavior is addressed?Bullying behaviors should beaddressed before it interfereswith the health, academics orlearning process of a student.

Peer Mediation is not Effectivein Situations of Bullying.1. Bullying is not a conflict, but is abuse.2. There is not a question of “some right” and“some wrong” on both sides.3. The “playing field” or balance of power, is notlevel.4. Adults need to claim responsibility.© The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2001

Klein Forest H.S.• Most diverse high school in Klein ISD.• Enrollment- we have over 3,500students.• Languages- we have at least 32different languages.• Cultures- we have students t that t comefrom all over the world.

Conclusion• Use your high school to youradvantage.• Meet people from all over the world.• Get to know people that have a differentculture than you do.• Be patient t and respect people who aredifferent than you.